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RadnofskyCouperEDITIONS.

The musical material of this piece is derived from a popular Nankuan melody, "Plum Blossoms." Nankuan, a traditional southern style Chinese/Taiwanese music, dates back to 500AD. This melody serves as a basis for a fantasia, which springs into three sections of music with two cadenza-like solo passages in between them. This elegant Nankuan melody is first subtly introduced in fragments, while a more complete melody isn't presented until the end of the piece. Plum Blossoms for Saxophone and Piano was commissioned…   more

RadnofskyCouperEDITIONS...

A partnership between saxophonists Kenneth Radnofsky and Michael Couper, RCEditions was founded to provide members of the saxophone community (both classical and jazz), with high quality music and recordings, and enriching pedagogical materials. RCEditions brings together adaptations of masterworks by major composers (Rachmaninoff and Chopin Cello Sonatas, for example) along with exciting contemporary works, many of which were commissioned by Mr. Radnofsky or Mr. Couper, as well as other leaders in the saxophone community, including the PRISM quartet.   read on